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How many acres of forest land does it take to offset the CO2 emissions from a medium-sized coal-fired power plant?

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How many acres of forest land does it take to offset the CO2 emissions from a medium-sized coal-fired power plant?

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Roughly speaking, about 220,000 acres would be required to offset emissions from an average-sized power plant. This assumes an average coal power plant from the existingfleet and a forest uptake rate of 3 tons of carbon per acre per year.